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Who's ready for the holiday shopping season? That's right... Amazon. According to the newly released CommerceHub Product Assortment Index, Amazon added four times as many SKUs to its website between July and September than...

Retailers only have a few seconds (if that) to make a good impression once a visitor arrives at their site. One sure-fire way to grab the attention of site visitors and create a lasting impression is by prominently featuring visual...

As the holiday season quickly approaches and consumers start crossing off items from their lists, it’s vital that merchants understand what consumers want most in an online store. Invesp Consulting , a conversion rate optimization...

Amazon Webstores doesn't get the love that a solution like Magento does, but thanks to its Solution Provider program, several interesting (and powerful) technologies are in the control of online merchants using the system. The...

Fraud continues to plague the e-commerce industry. Chargeback911 released a new study that reveals which U.S. cities had the highest rates of chargebacks for credit card disputes (see below). Researchers analyzed records of 500,000...

While e-commerce receives the bulk of mainstream publicity, business to business (B2B) commerce is thriving and both sellers and buyers are looking for ways to keep the industry rolling. Accenture and hybris software have released...

E-commerce merchants have reason to rejoice this holiday season (and into 2015) as it appears a bill requiring the collection of state sales tax on online purchases won't be on the agenda in the U.S. House of Representatives for...

A new study from OrderDynamics suggests that the majority of e-commerce merchants are missing out on sales by promoting irrelevant inventory to shoppers. In fact, the study , which compares customer acquisition and retention to a “dating...

Miva has unveiled a redesign of its popular enterprise-level e-commerce software, which includes a new interface and additional features for merchants. The most significant update of Miva Merchant 9 can be found in the design of the...

A new study from Pew Research is shedding light on the privacy concerns of consumers, revealing that 91 percent of respondents agree or strongly agree that consumers have lost control over how their personal information is collected...

After unveiling its Product Video Ads (PVAs) just a week ago , Buzztala has announced that it will now offer its search engine marketing (SEM) services to retailers using the Amazon Webstore platform. Buzztala’s PVAs are short...

Newsletter subscription numbers are in constant flux making it difficult for e-commerce retailers to keep their email lists up-to-date. To help retailers in this quest, Mailigen , an integrated marketing service provider, has announced...

Small businesses may not be taking advantage of big data, however, a new survey from Constant Contact reveals that 79 percent are using reporting and analytics to inform their business decisions. The survey shows that 73 percent of...

Borderfree is helping some of the top retailers in the U.S. connect with Chinese shoppers this holiday season, thanks to the company’s collaboration with Chinese e-payments service provider Alipay. The collaboration will enable...

This year, 56 percent of holiday shoppers expect to do at least some part of their holiday shopping online, according to the National Retail Federation. To help retailers develop strategies ahead of the busy season, Ryan Donovan, VP...